A man charged in the 2014 burning death of a Panola County woman will make his first Mississippi court appearance July 15 in Hernando.

Quinton Tellis is expected to enter a plea in the death of Jessica Chambers, the Commercial Appeal reported.

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Tellis, extradited from Louisiana last month after pleading guilty to fraudulent use of a debit card, was expected to be in court in Panola County on Tuesday, but the case was continued because of a scheduling conflict with attorneys.

District Attorney John Champion said charging Tellis with Chambers' death ended a lengthy investigation into the grisly burning death of the 19-year-old, who died at a Memphis hospital hours after being found near her burned-out vehicle on a road not far from home.